This is pretty good. Grok, tell the Nativity Story in the style of Hans Schantz's The Hidden Truth.
Here's an attempt to retell the Nativity story in the style of Hans Schantz's The Hidden Truth, which combines elements of covert operations, conspiracy, and a touch of sci-fi:
Classified Document: Operation Star of Bethlehem
Timestamp: 0000 hours, Year 1 AD
Subject: The Birth of the Asset
Agent Report by: J. Archangel
Location: A nondenoscript town in Judea, known only as 'Bethlehem'
This is not your average Christmas story. What follows is a strategic operation under the guise of a divine event, orchestrated by entities beyond our understanding.
Context: Intelligence had long predicted the arrival of a significant figure, marked by ancient prophecies and celestial anomalies. The event was codenamed "Star of Bethlehem" due to an unusual astronomical phenomenon that could not be explained by contemporary science or technology of the time.
Operation:
Infiltration: Two operatives, known to the locals as shepherds, were placed under the guise of keeping watch over their flocks by night. Their real mission was surveillance, monitoring for any anomalies or signs of the asset's arrival.
The Sign: A star, not of this world, appeared in the sky. Analysis confirmed it was a beacon, possibly of extraterrestrial or extradimensional origin, guiding operatives from the East, known as the Magi. These were not mere scholars; they were elite, with skills in alchemy, astronomy, and perhaps, magic.
Secure the Asset: The asset was born in a clandestine location, a stable, to avoid detection by local authorities and to protect from a known threat, Herod, who had his own intelligence network. The choice of location was strategic; it was beneath the notice of the ruling powers yet accessible for the operatives.
Disinformation Campaign: To protect the asset, disinformation was spread. Angels, or what appeared as such (possibly advanced holographic projections or entities from another plane), spread the news of the birth, creating a diversion. This misdirection was crucial, as it led Herod's forces on a wild goose chase, buying the asset time.
Extraction and Covert Placement: The Magi, bearing gifts (more than mere presents, these were coded messages and possibly tech or resources from their own secretive guild), visited. Their visit was calculated to both confirm the asset's identity and to provide resources for his future operations.
Escape: Post-visit, warnings were issued through dreams or other covert channels. The asset's family was moved to Egypt for safety, under the cover of darkness, using routes known only to a select few.
Analysis: This operation was a masterclass in strategic placement, misdirection, and the use of technology or powers not yet understood by humanity. The asset, known as Jesus, was not just a child but a pivotal figure in an ongoing, millennia-long operation to shift the paradigm of human consciousness and power structures.
Current Status: The asset is secure, growing in wisdom and influence, set to initiate phase two of the operation in approximately 30 years.
Classified: All operatives involved have been debriefed. This document will self-destruct in your mind once read.
End of Transmission
Note: All details here are speculative, based on reinterpretation of ancient texts through a modern, secretive, and somewhat paranoid lens.
Here's an attempt to retell the Nativity story in the style of Hans Schantz's The Hidden Truth, which combines elements of covert operations, conspiracy, and a touch of sci-fi:
Classified Document: Operation Star of Bethlehem
Timestamp: 0000 hours, Year 1 AD
Subject: The Birth of the Asset
Agent Report by: J. Archangel
Location: A nondenoscript town in Judea, known only as 'Bethlehem'
This is not your average Christmas story. What follows is a strategic operation under the guise of a divine event, orchestrated by entities beyond our understanding.
Context: Intelligence had long predicted the arrival of a significant figure, marked by ancient prophecies and celestial anomalies. The event was codenamed "Star of Bethlehem" due to an unusual astronomical phenomenon that could not be explained by contemporary science or technology of the time.
Operation:
Infiltration: Two operatives, known to the locals as shepherds, were placed under the guise of keeping watch over their flocks by night. Their real mission was surveillance, monitoring for any anomalies or signs of the asset's arrival.
The Sign: A star, not of this world, appeared in the sky. Analysis confirmed it was a beacon, possibly of extraterrestrial or extradimensional origin, guiding operatives from the East, known as the Magi. These were not mere scholars; they were elite, with skills in alchemy, astronomy, and perhaps, magic.
Secure the Asset: The asset was born in a clandestine location, a stable, to avoid detection by local authorities and to protect from a known threat, Herod, who had his own intelligence network. The choice of location was strategic; it was beneath the notice of the ruling powers yet accessible for the operatives.
Disinformation Campaign: To protect the asset, disinformation was spread. Angels, or what appeared as such (possibly advanced holographic projections or entities from another plane), spread the news of the birth, creating a diversion. This misdirection was crucial, as it led Herod's forces on a wild goose chase, buying the asset time.
Extraction and Covert Placement: The Magi, bearing gifts (more than mere presents, these were coded messages and possibly tech or resources from their own secretive guild), visited. Their visit was calculated to both confirm the asset's identity and to provide resources for his future operations.
Escape: Post-visit, warnings were issued through dreams or other covert channels. The asset's family was moved to Egypt for safety, under the cover of darkness, using routes known only to a select few.
Analysis: This operation was a masterclass in strategic placement, misdirection, and the use of technology or powers not yet understood by humanity. The asset, known as Jesus, was not just a child but a pivotal figure in an ongoing, millennia-long operation to shift the paradigm of human consciousness and power structures.
Current Status: The asset is secure, growing in wisdom and influence, set to initiate phase two of the operation in approximately 30 years.
Classified: All operatives involved have been debriefed. This document will self-destruct in your mind once read.
End of Transmission
Note: All details here are speculative, based on reinterpretation of ancient texts through a modern, secretive, and somewhat paranoid lens.
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Forwarded from Z and V
🇺🇸🏴☠️🇺🇦 William Burns arrived in Kyiv for the last time as head of the CIA
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"Stancik, 24, said Friday that she was “abandoned by the military” after suffering three heart attacks and a stroke after receiving the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. She said her retirement is “bittersweet.”
“It’s a love/hate relationship. It’s a bittersweet moment,” Stancik said. “It brings up a lot of negative emotions because of the traumas I had to face throughout this whole time. I’m 24. I shouldn’t be retired, you know?”
https://www.newsnationnow.com/cuomo-show/karoline-stancik-soldier-injured-covid-vaccine-contemplated-suicide/
“It’s a love/hate relationship. It’s a bittersweet moment,” Stancik said. “It brings up a lot of negative emotions because of the traumas I had to face throughout this whole time. I’m 24. I shouldn’t be retired, you know?”
https://www.newsnationnow.com/cuomo-show/karoline-stancik-soldier-injured-covid-vaccine-contemplated-suicide/
NewsNation
Soldier injured by COVID vaccine: ‘I contemplated suicide’
Stancik, 24, said she was “abandoned by the military” after suffering three heart attacks and a stroke after receiving the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
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Oh, no. Telegram will recommend similar channels to those you already watch.
"To understand the way these extremists interact on Telegram, we collected a trove of data from the “similar channels” feature that Telegram launched in late 2023. Telegram calculates the proportion of users of one channel who are also on other channels, recommending these as “similar channels.” By collecting these recommendations for a large number of extremist channels, we were able to uncover the joining patterns that undergird Telegram, including crossover between channels and neighborhoods of channels."
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2024/12/13/telegrams-toxic-recommendations-perpetuate-extremism
More: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgrvw29x4jo
"To understand the way these extremists interact on Telegram, we collected a trove of data from the “similar channels” feature that Telegram launched in late 2023. Telegram calculates the proportion of users of one channel who are also on other channels, recommending these as “similar channels.” By collecting these recommendations for a large number of extremist channels, we were able to uncover the joining patterns that undergird Telegram, including crossover between channels and neighborhoods of channels."
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2024/12/13/telegrams-toxic-recommendations-perpetuate-extremism
More: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgrvw29x4jo
SPLc
Digital Threat Report: Telegram’s Toxic Recommendations Perpetuate Extremism
Telegram is a social media and messaging application that is popular worldwide but was less commonly used in the U.S. until 2019. Following the 2019 massacre in Christchurch, New Zealand, the 2020 rise of QAnon and the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol…
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Forwarded from Geopolitics & Empire
Over the weekend, Israel’s government approved a plan to double its population in the Golan Heights — a rocky, mountainous region along the borders between Israel, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan.
They’re doing it because Syria is extraordinarily weak and this is a real moment of opportunity for Israel. Prime Minister [Benjamin] Netanyahu is, in a sense, a conquering hero in Israel. He’s rebuilt his popularity. He’s destroyed Hezbollah largely and cut off arms supply that used to go through Syria from Iran to Hezbollah. He’s flipped the country from being part of the Axis of Resistance to being a Sunni-dominated state that’s allied with Turkey.
So, in many ways, he’s flexing his muscle. And this is a moment when the government in Damascus is in chaos. He’s trying to consolidate his power. The new army has not taken control of the military sites and is not prepared to resist Israel’s expansion to the rest of the Golan Heights and to take Mount Hermon. Israel can do it with very little pushback. https://theworld.org/stories/2024/12/16/israel-to-expand-golan-heights-settlements-as-syria-goes-through-political-transition
They’re doing it because Syria is extraordinarily weak and this is a real moment of opportunity for Israel. Prime Minister [Benjamin] Netanyahu is, in a sense, a conquering hero in Israel. He’s rebuilt his popularity. He’s destroyed Hezbollah largely and cut off arms supply that used to go through Syria from Iran to Hezbollah. He’s flipped the country from being part of the Axis of Resistance to being a Sunni-dominated state that’s allied with Turkey.
So, in many ways, he’s flexing his muscle. And this is a moment when the government in Damascus is in chaos. He’s trying to consolidate his power. The new army has not taken control of the military sites and is not prepared to resist Israel’s expansion to the rest of the Golan Heights and to take Mount Hermon. Israel can do it with very little pushback. https://theworld.org/stories/2024/12/16/israel-to-expand-golan-heights-settlements-as-syria-goes-through-political-transition
The World from PRX
Israel to expand Golan Heights settlements as Syria goes through political transition - The World from PRX
The Golan Heights is recognized by the international community — except the US and Israel — as Israeli-occupied territory captured from Syria during the 1967 war. The World’s Host Marco Werman speaks with Joshua Landis, from the Center for Middle East Studies…
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Forwarded from Traditional Britain Group
On this day, in 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie, killing all of the crew and passengers on board. Eleven people from the town also died when burning wreckage crashed into the land.
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Forwarded from Raheem Kassam
NEW: Brexit In Name Only: UK Dragged Into EU Court for Not Making Migration Easy Enough.
https://thenationalpulse.com/2024/12/17/brexit-in-name-only-uk-dragged-into-eu-court-for-not-making-migration-easy-enough/?feed_id=31263&_unique_id=6761682413ba3
https://thenationalpulse.com/2024/12/17/brexit-in-name-only-uk-dragged-into-eu-court-for-not-making-migration-easy-enough/?feed_id=31263&_unique_id=6761682413ba3
The National Pulse
Brexit In Name Only: UK Dragged Into EU Court for Not Making Migration Easy Enough.
The European Union‘s unelected executive arm, the European Commission, has initiated legal action against the United Kingdom over alleged failures to adhere to ‘freedom of movement’ migration regulations following Brexit. This comes as pro-EU Labour leader…
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Forwarded from Traditional Britain Group
It appears the police in Germany were warned last year about the individual responsible for the Magdeburg market attack yesterday, and his intention to kill people.
The warning was ignored.
The warning was ignored.
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"Stern, who was Jewish, intended the story as an update of Charles Dicken’s A Christmas Carol (1843), with narrative elements from the biblical story of Job. For those unfamiliar, Job is the story of God inflicting woe and despair on his devotee, Job. God’s intent is to test Job’s faith. After being subjected to horrible pain and grief (poverty, death of his son, horrible illness), Job asks God, “Why are all these horrible things happening to a good person like me?” God rather unsatisfactorily answers, “Who are you to try and understand my plan?” That’s it. That’s the lesson. Horrible things happen. There is nothing you can do about it. The ultimate cosmic horror."
https://nighttidemag.com/2024/12/13/sinister-screen-its-a-horrible-life-dr/#:~:text=Stern%2C%20who%20was,ultimate%20cosmic%20horror.
https://nighttidemag.com/2024/12/13/sinister-screen-its-a-horrible-life-dr/#:~:text=Stern%2C%20who%20was,ultimate%20cosmic%20horror.
NightTide Magazine
IT’S A HORRIBLE LIFE?: A NEW CINEMATIC DEBATE
Tired of debating whether Die Hard (1989) is a Christmas movie? (It is by the way.) Well, I have a new one for you. Is the Christmas classic, It’s A Wonderful Life (1946), a horror film?
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Forwarded from Dschlopes
BREAKING: The CR bill has officially passed and the government will avoid shutdown
https://x.com/dschlopesisback/status/1870239072104411604?s=46&t=G8osZoHuXTQhHbGFJD4WZg
@Dschlopes
https://x.com/dschlopesisback/status/1870239072104411604?s=46&t=G8osZoHuXTQhHbGFJD4WZg
@Dschlopes
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Forwarded from J.R.R. Tolkien
“Folk in those stories had lots of chances of turning back, only they didn’t. They kept going. Because they were holding on to something. That there’s some good in this world, Mr. Frodo… and it’s worth fighting for.”
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Forwarded from Arkhaven Comics
Science Fiction and Fantasy New Releases: 21 December 2024
Every week, the Castalia House Blog spotlights some of the many new releases in independent, pulp, and web novel-influenced science fiction and fantasy. The Assistant (Honor of the Fleet #3) – Felix R. Savage A merciless evil is stalking the cities of the Moon. Only Siegn can unravel the mystery. Assigned to break a VR […]
http://www.castaliahouse.com/science-fiction-and-fantasy-new-releases-21-december-2024/
Every week, the Castalia House Blog spotlights some of the many new releases in independent, pulp, and web novel-influenced science fiction and fantasy. The Assistant (Honor of the Fleet #3) – Felix R. Savage A merciless evil is stalking the cities of the Moon. Only Siegn can unravel the mystery. Assigned to break a VR […]
http://www.castaliahouse.com/science-fiction-and-fantasy-new-releases-21-december-2024/
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